Cllr Alan Hall has joined transport campaigners, trade unions and commuters saying that the government should bring franchises back under public ownership, and start to build a railway for people not profit. Lewisham is a railway hub and the boroughs development depends on public transport. Nearly 18,000 emails have been sent to Chancellor Rishi Sunak …
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Beckenham Place Park International Photographs
Christopher Muttukumaru CB, DL is a regular walker in Beckenham Place Park. He contributes to The Foundation for Research on Law and Business (Fide) based in Madrid on current legal and economic topics. Their website describes their primary purpose is to be a meeting place for companies, public administration and independent professionals in civil society. …
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Port Of London Call For Convoys Wharf To Open
In a statement following public concern on the construction site, the Port of London Authority has issued a position statement on the controversial, high rise, riverside development in Deptford on the former Henry VIII Royal Dockyard known as Convoys Wharf. The Port of London Authority was created to bring order to the chaos and congestion …
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Renters Need Support During The Covid-19 Crisis Too
Cllr Alan Hall has signed the London Renters Union open letter because “Renters need support during the Covid-19 Crisis too”. The letter says: “For too long, our housing system has prioritised private profits of landlords over the needs of the rest of us, leading to unaffordable rents, increased insecurity, and the decimation of public housing. …
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Campaigners urge councils to provide sanctuary to homeless people with ‘no recourse to public funds’ (NRPF)
More than a hundred charities, campaign groups, lawyers and local councillors have urged local councils not to evict homeless people with NRPF from emergency accommodation provided through the Covid-19 homelessness response. People experiencing homelessness are significantly more likely to suffer some form of mental or physical health problem. The open letter, signed by charities including …
Bells Toll for London’s Housing Crisis – Grenfell Three Years On
On 14 June 2020, the third anniversary since 72 people died as a result the Grenfell Tower Fire church bells rang out across London. The fire devastated an entire community in North Kensington. The impact of building deregulation is under intense scrutiny today. The Fire Brigade Union has said: “This agenda was driven by the …
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London ‘R’ is Rising – How does This Affect Schools?
The BBC have produced a short video guide on the ‘R’ Number In the news we here that the ‘R’ number is up or down in the covid-19 infection statistics. The ‘R’ stands for the estimate a measure of ongoing transmission. In simple terms the BBC have described the ‘R’ number as a way of …
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End The Hostile Environment Now
The Human Rights charity Liberty has branded the new Immigration Bill part of the “hostile environment“. Liberty’s Gracie Bradley said: “It’s impossible to have a hostile environment which doesn’t result in human rights abuses – and expanding it is nothing to be proud of. The Government could use this Bill as an opportunity for redemption, …
Homelessness is a public health disaster
Lewisham Council’s Cllr Alan Hall has joined housing campaigners signing a “damning letter” to the Government. The letter says: “this risks a spike in infections, posing a grave danger to the health of rough sleepers, and all other members of our society. A long-term commitment is essential to save lives.” The letter refers to the …
‘You’re Not Alone’ with the Lewisham NHS Choir
A new video collaboration with the Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Choir featuring Alexandra Burke and the London Concert Orchestra has just been released. This is a cover of the 1997 No 1 chart hit classic ‘You’re Not Alone’ originally performed by the trio Olive which won an Ivor Novello Award in the ‘Best Dance Music’ …
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